TITLE: Innocence of a Soldier
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Gundam Wing.
Chapter 3: The Sixth Gundam- Firebird
(one month later)
Selena sat quietly at a desk in the house, studying all she knew about mobile suit combat. Heero had insisted that she review all the systems for the wing-style Gundams. The girl drew a soft sigh. He's right. Much of this was forgotten. Now that I remember, I can help them. And repair any wing model suits that would get damaged.
She got up and walked outside. Hard to believe that all of this could be either destroyed or taken over. Her hand tightened into a fist. I won't let that happen. By the abilities that I have, I will protect them all, with the others. The breeze soothed her, yet the recycled air of the colony was not quite what she liked. It was a beautiful day here, as always.
Quatre's hand came to rest on her shoulder, causing her to react on instinct. Selena had whirled around and was in her guard stance. "Relax, Selena. Heero wanted me to come and get you." She relaxed and followed him to the well hidden building. Shock came over her face as her cousin leapt down from the Gundam.
"Heero, what's going on?" she inquired, using the name he was most comfortable with. The few times she had called him Odin, he had either ignored or glared at her.
"I know that you remember what Dr. Jay told you. Selena, the time has come for you to show them what you can do. Right now, none of the enemy soldiers have come to this colony, but they might soon. Now, this is your Gundam."
Her gaze shifted over to it. "The suit is similar to Zero. I guess that's why you had me study the wing systems." The girl's eyes were twinkling with humor. She was origonally trained for such a style of suit and her cousin she had figured out before others could.
"What are you going to call your suit?" Quatre inquired.
"My suit is called Firebird." Such was my code-name while I was training. Well, translated that is.
Suddenly an explosion rocked the area where they were. The other pilots rushed into the hangar. "Time to go to work!" Duo cried, dashing into the dock.
"Selena, you stay here. Firebird still needs to be adjusted to your piloting style. I don't want you to get injured severely in your first battle." Heero declared. The five male pilots got into theirs and left.
Now, Odin, I know why you said that. You just want to protect me. Yet you need my help at the same time. Oh, well. I'll start adjusting you now, Firebird. She gathered the tools she needed them climbed into the cockpit. From days long past, she recalled what to do and set to work.
~in the colony plaza~
"This is Red Aries. I have destroyed the main governmental building. Proceeding to the next target." the pilot declared. Suddenly, the pilot screamed as the suit exploded.
"What the hell? This colony has no defenses!" another screamed. Sand Rock came into view, holding its twin scythes menacingly. Heavy Arms thundered up the street as Wing Zero landed behind the troops. Death Scythe Hell leapt from the roof of one building, down to the ground. Shenlong then completed the circle, cutting off any hope of retreat.
"You have threatened this colony's sovereignty. Surrender and leave now or suffer the consequences." Quatre called over the communication channel. His voice was hard and cold. No one threatened the satellite that his family owned and got away with it.
"Commander, these are the Gundams! They have never been defeated!" an officer in a Taurus cried. Fear was thick on his voice.
"Destroy them!!" he roared. A shower of bullets and energy hit the five suits. Yet many of the bullets bounced off, as they weren't made to be gundanium penetrating.
"Let's do it!" Duo cried as his Gundam lunged forward. The scythe was activated and it hissed. All of the remaining Aires suits were split in half. Heavy Arms then joined in, showering the space Leos with his bullets. The Shenlong Gundam used its dragon arm to destroy the one Virgo fighting him.
Zero fought back, only using its beam saber for the cannons would be too dangerous to use. He slashed the remaining Virgos to ribbons of metal. Sand Rock leapt forward, using its scythes to crush another suit out of existence. The remaining suits left the colony in shocked surprise, which was more like blind, out of control terror.
They left the plaza so the clean up could begin. "We were really lucky that time. They weren't expecting us." Trowa sighed as he leaned back into his seat.
"But now they will be. On Chikyuu." Quatre replied.
~*~
Later that day, the six Gundam pilots came together. "So, what do you think we should do?" Quatre inquired after the options had been laid out.
"Well, we should head to Chikyuu. After all, the colonies will fight back now. But we should split up so if one is caught the others will be safe from capture that day." Duo declared. That was the way they had first fought, one without the others.
"Good idea. Groups of two would be best." Heero amended. They split up and headed for their suits, getting them ready for space travel.
"Hey, Quatre, where are we going?" Selena inquired, making sure her helmet was firmly attached to her space suit.
"We are going to Saudi Arabia. There is a group there that might be able to help us." They left the spaceport, flying in twos towards Chikyuu.
About two days later, the blue planet showed up in their viewers. "Selena, you know what to do?"
"Yes, Quatre. You've drilled me about it for the past two days." Her tone was weary, yet underneath it he could hear a teasing tugging at her voice. They entered the atmosphere, causing the outer casing to heat up. This was then shed at the proper layer, causing those watching to think that they had just seen shooting stars.
The two suits landed quietly in the desert, yet not hidden because of their color. Firebird stood out as well as Sand Rock due to the beige sands of the land.
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Gundam Wing.
Chapter 3: The Sixth Gundam- Firebird
(one month later)
Selena sat quietly at a desk in the house, studying all she knew about mobile suit combat. Heero had insisted that she review all the systems for the wing-style Gundams. The girl drew a soft sigh. He's right. Much of this was forgotten. Now that I remember, I can help them. And repair any wing model suits that would get damaged.
She got up and walked outside. Hard to believe that all of this could be either destroyed or taken over. Her hand tightened into a fist. I won't let that happen. By the abilities that I have, I will protect them all, with the others. The breeze soothed her, yet the recycled air of the colony was not quite what she liked. It was a beautiful day here, as always.
Quatre's hand came to rest on her shoulder, causing her to react on instinct. Selena had whirled around and was in her guard stance. "Relax, Selena. Heero wanted me to come and get you." She relaxed and followed him to the well hidden building. Shock came over her face as her cousin leapt down from the Gundam.
"Heero, what's going on?" she inquired, using the name he was most comfortable with. The few times she had called him Odin, he had either ignored or glared at her.
"I know that you remember what Dr. Jay told you. Selena, the time has come for you to show them what you can do. Right now, none of the enemy soldiers have come to this colony, but they might soon. Now, this is your Gundam."
Her gaze shifted over to it. "The suit is similar to Zero. I guess that's why you had me study the wing systems." The girl's eyes were twinkling with humor. She was origonally trained for such a style of suit and her cousin she had figured out before others could.
"What are you going to call your suit?" Quatre inquired.
"My suit is called Firebird." Such was my code-name while I was training. Well, translated that is.
Suddenly an explosion rocked the area where they were. The other pilots rushed into the hangar. "Time to go to work!" Duo cried, dashing into the dock.
"Selena, you stay here. Firebird still needs to be adjusted to your piloting style. I don't want you to get injured severely in your first battle." Heero declared. The five male pilots got into theirs and left.
Now, Odin, I know why you said that. You just want to protect me. Yet you need my help at the same time. Oh, well. I'll start adjusting you now, Firebird. She gathered the tools she needed them climbed into the cockpit. From days long past, she recalled what to do and set to work.
~in the colony plaza~
"This is Red Aries. I have destroyed the main governmental building. Proceeding to the next target." the pilot declared. Suddenly, the pilot screamed as the suit exploded.
"What the hell? This colony has no defenses!" another screamed. Sand Rock came into view, holding its twin scythes menacingly. Heavy Arms thundered up the street as Wing Zero landed behind the troops. Death Scythe Hell leapt from the roof of one building, down to the ground. Shenlong then completed the circle, cutting off any hope of retreat.
"You have threatened this colony's sovereignty. Surrender and leave now or suffer the consequences." Quatre called over the communication channel. His voice was hard and cold. No one threatened the satellite that his family owned and got away with it.
"Commander, these are the Gundams! They have never been defeated!" an officer in a Taurus cried. Fear was thick on his voice.
"Destroy them!!" he roared. A shower of bullets and energy hit the five suits. Yet many of the bullets bounced off, as they weren't made to be gundanium penetrating.
"Let's do it!" Duo cried as his Gundam lunged forward. The scythe was activated and it hissed. All of the remaining Aires suits were split in half. Heavy Arms then joined in, showering the space Leos with his bullets. The Shenlong Gundam used its dragon arm to destroy the one Virgo fighting him.
Zero fought back, only using its beam saber for the cannons would be too dangerous to use. He slashed the remaining Virgos to ribbons of metal. Sand Rock leapt forward, using its scythes to crush another suit out of existence. The remaining suits left the colony in shocked surprise, which was more like blind, out of control terror.
They left the plaza so the clean up could begin. "We were really lucky that time. They weren't expecting us." Trowa sighed as he leaned back into his seat.
"But now they will be. On Chikyuu." Quatre replied.
~*~
Later that day, the six Gundam pilots came together. "So, what do you think we should do?" Quatre inquired after the options had been laid out.
"Well, we should head to Chikyuu. After all, the colonies will fight back now. But we should split up so if one is caught the others will be safe from capture that day." Duo declared. That was the way they had first fought, one without the others.
"Good idea. Groups of two would be best." Heero amended. They split up and headed for their suits, getting them ready for space travel.
"Hey, Quatre, where are we going?" Selena inquired, making sure her helmet was firmly attached to her space suit.
"We are going to Saudi Arabia. There is a group there that might be able to help us." They left the spaceport, flying in twos towards Chikyuu.
About two days later, the blue planet showed up in their viewers. "Selena, you know what to do?"
"Yes, Quatre. You've drilled me about it for the past two days." Her tone was weary, yet underneath it he could hear a teasing tugging at her voice. They entered the atmosphere, causing the outer casing to heat up. This was then shed at the proper layer, causing those watching to think that they had just seen shooting stars.
The two suits landed quietly in the desert, yet not hidden because of their color. Firebird stood out as well as Sand Rock due to the beige sands of the land.